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With visibility comes violence: Increased awareness of transgender people leads to more hate crimes
Exclusive data shows in L.A. County and beyond, transgender people face increased risk of violent crimes as a result of their identity.
April 16, 2024
FBI Report Finds Increase in Hate Crimes Against Transgender People
Last year saw the highest number of overall hate crimes in the United States since 2008, according to the FBI's data.
September 1, 2021
Anti-transgender hate crimes spike, leading to calls for a public health emergency
An Advocate data analysis found that in Los Angeles County and across the country, hate crimes against transgender people are reaching historic highs.
March 20, 2024
Op-ed: Yes, Trans Men Experience Real Violence
Boys Do Cry: When we expand violence data beyond hate crimes, it's clear that trans men are targeted at comparable rates to trans women.
July 23, 2015
Anti-LGBTQ+ hate crimes rose in 2023, even while crime decreased overall: FBI report
LGBTQ+ activists say homophobic and transphobic political rhetoric bears a degree of blame.
September 24, 2024
A man in Provincetown was called a homophobic slur and assaulted. Police need information
Provincetown police are investigating a potential hate crime after a man was assaulted and called a homophobic slur.
July 2, 2025
We Must Make Hate Crime Laws Better
We currently lack the information -- and will -- to make a dent in violence perpetrated against minorities, writes Trevon Mayers of New York's LGBT Community Center.
November 26, 2019
Gay Bar Owners Demand Hate Crimes Charges For Suspect in Brutal Attack
Despite injuring one of the Connecticut bar's owners and allegedly hurling anti-LGBTQ+ slurs at people, the assailant hasn't been charged with a hate crime.
October 18, 2022
A neighborhood approach to combating hate crimes in Los Angeles
“Because of our past conduct in law enforcement, and the government, there’s this built-in distrust of us, which to be frank, we’ve earned,” one police official said.
June 3, 2024
Anti-LGBTQ+ attacks on the rise in Los Angeles: report
Sexual orientation incidents rose 24 percent to 148 reported incidents in just one year, according to a new report out of Los Angeles County.
April 7, 2025
Hate Crimes, Including Anti-Trans Crimes, Rose in 2019
The increase is documented in an FBI report, but there are many other hate crimes that go uncounted, activists say.
November 16, 2020
FBI report: Despite overall crime drop, anti-LGBTQ+ violence remains alarmingly high
There is "a national emergency hiding in plain sight," says Kelley Robinson of the Human Rights Campaign.
August 5, 2025
Club Q Shooting Comes Amid Increased Attacks on LGBTQ+ Venues
The mass shooting in Colorado Springs at Club Q is the latest attack against members of the LGBTQ+ community.
November 20, 2022
Ezra Miller Arrested On Burglary Charge in Vermont
It's the latest in a string of controversies for the troubled queer Justice League star.
August 9, 2022
George H.W. Bush, No Ally But No Enemy of LGBTQ People, Dead at 94
The 41st president isn't thought of as a gay ally, but he was light years ahead of Ronald Reagan or even Donald Trump.
December 1, 2018
Gay Missouri Teen Shot 8 Times by Man Because of His Sexuality
Malachi Robinson pleaded guilty to shooting the teenage victim after misleading him into thinking they would have sex.
July 8, 2022